Pathetically
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pəˈθɛtɪkli/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Pathetically is an adverb meaning In a pathetic manner; piteously.
Meaning
In a pathetic manner; piteously.
Example Sentences
Well, before you have to ask and get all blushy again, I'll take you home, since you're so pathetically without wheels.
The sails were split, the mainyard shivered, the wind blowing fresh, the night setting in; and all our chance was to make for Corfu--or, as F. pathetically called it, 'a watery grave.'
Young, pretty, an orphan — and under such circumstances, she told her weeping tale so pathetically, so mildly, and so unhatingly towards the prisoners at the bar, that all admired, praised, loved her.
Parker bared the arm, polished a little spot with a wisp of cotton saturated with alcohol, grasped the pathetically flabby skin with experienced fingers; and, tipping up the syringe, pushed the piston gently to expel the air.
Synonyms for pathetically
Depending on context, synonyms include pitiably.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pitiably, woefully, depressingly, sadly, painfully, ludicrously.
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